San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 1 1 1
Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 1
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Hill c 3 0 1 0
  Madlock ph 1 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 3 1 1 0
Curtis p 2 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 2 0
Foli ss 0 0 0 0
  Berra ss 3 0 0 0
  Stargell ph,1b 1 1 1 2
Parker rf 3 1 2 1
Robinson B. 1b,3b 4 0 1 0
Lacy lf 4 0 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Garner 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
Nicosia c 2 0 0 0
Robinson D. p 1 0 0 0
  Easler ph 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Alexander lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
San Francisco 100 000 010261
Pittsburgh 000 000 03x372
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (1-3) 7.2 7 3 3 3 4
  Moffitt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   6.0 5 1 1 0 2
  Romo  W (3-2) 2.0 1 1 0 0 3
  Jackson  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
0
5

  E–McCovey (4), D Robinson (2), Romo (1).  DP–San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Francisco McCovey (5,off D Robinson); Whitfield (9,off D Robinson).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (11,8th inning off Curtis 1 on, 2 out); Parker (12,8th inning off Curtis 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Curtis (1,off Romo).  SF–North (2,off Romo).  SB–North (19,2nd base off D Robinson/Nicosia); Moreno (22,2nd base off Curtis/Hill).  CS–Parker (2,2nd base by Curtis/Hill).  WP–Curtis (4).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:20.  A–18,227.
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